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What was the purpose of the Chinese Zodiac?

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What was the purpose of the Chinese Zodiac?

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As the Chinese legend goes, one can find out what was the purpose of the Chinese zodiac. It was said that thousands and thousands of years ago, when Buddha planned to depart from earth, he invited all the animals for a feast. But only 12 animals turned up for the feast. Buddha was very delighted by their presence and decided to give them a parting gift. Now because the rat was the first one to arrive, so the first year is named after the rat. So it is the rat year. Then came the ox and the tiger. In this way there are rat, ox, tiger, dragon, horse, pig, monkey, rooster, rabbit, snake, sheep and a dog. The Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year. This is because unlike the western calendar where the New Year falls on the same date every, the Chinese calendar follows the lunar cycles. This means that the New Year will fall somewhere in January or in February. And the Chinese New Year is known as one the longest festivals in the world as it goes up to 15 days of celebrations.

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